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In reply to the discussion: Please explain Heroin's allure to me. [View all]KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)15. If it made sense they wouldn't call it "addiction"
They might call it a hobby, or a pastime. It is any ACTVITY which is done compulsively -- sex, texting, gambling, rage, booze, etc.
Hollywood is saturated with drugs. Celebs are an easy target for pushers because they have money and lots of free time. On top of that, fans have a hard time distinguishing the real person from the characters they play so it is easy for an actor to get lost among those who want their money and those who want to them to be someone they aren't or just refuse to accept that they are a real person and not a commodity for one's personal fantasy of life.
Fittingly, Hoffman's character talks about the trap of the bubble of celebrity in this scene from "Almost Famous"
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Do you do anything dangerous as a hobby, motorcycling or hang gliding for instance?
Fumesucker
Feb 2014
#2
The Opiate feeling does not appeal to me. I have had a prescription for Percocet since 1999
stevenleser
Feb 2014
#11
There is an extra-strong variety going around these days, according to a news story I heard.
MH1
Feb 2014
#19
For people without addictive personalities, the allure of heroin doesn't make sense
justiceischeap
Feb 2014
#14
to an addictive person any drug would be a gateway that's why it irritates me when people say
leftyohiolib
Feb 2014
#31